每日一词【1020】cookout：露天烧烤

今天我们要学的词是cookout。 Cookout, 意思是露天烧烤。七月四号是美国独立日。 "Many Americans celebrate 4th of July with a backyard cookout," 很多美国人七月四号那天都会在自家后院露天烧烤。 "Typical summertime cookout food include hamburgers, hot dogs, and corn on the cob," 夏季烧烤的主要食物包括汉堡、热狗和玉米。不过， "A cookout doesn't have to be full of fattening¹ food," 烧烤也不必都是那些让人长胖的食物。 "There are plenty of healthy cookout menus on the web," 网上到处都能找到健康烧烤的食谱。好的，今天我们学习的词是cookout...

1 fattening   

adj.（食物）要使人发胖的v.喂肥( fatten的现在分词 )；养肥（牲畜）；使（钱）增多；使（公司）升值

参考例句：

• The doctor has advised him to keep off fattening food. 医生已建议他不要吃致肥食物。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• We substitute margarine for cream because cream is fattening. 我们用人造黄油代替奶油，因为奶油会使人发胖。 来自《简明英汉词典》